A Ford Ka arrived in the office this week and the timing couldn’t be better. London is being hit by a two-day tube strike, and a nippy little city car is just what we need to avoid the public transport chaos.

We’ll be putting the Ford model to our ten-point test later this week. In the meantime here’s the first pictures of our car. If there’s anything you want to know about the Ka or would like to see in our review please leave a comment below.

We’d especially like to hear from anyone who’s running the much-loved original Ka and is thinking of buying the new one.

This model is a Ka Zetec 1.2-litre petrol, with optional 16-inch alloy wheels and the ‘Grand Prix’ interior and exterior packs.